How is this accomplished? To recover deleted files on computers using Vista a special third party data Vista file recovery program is loaded onto the computer’s RAM by means of a special miniature Windows installation. Though very small this tiny version of Windows Vista grants access to any files on the computer’s hard drive. A powerful data recovery program loaded onto this Vista Shell can then search for a recover any damaged or deleted files. Once you recover deleted files, Vista or any other Windows operating system you prefer can be loaded onto your computer. There are lesser quality programs that may be used for vista file recovery but these are generally out of date. Using these lesser quality programs to recover deleted files on Windows Vista itself is not the problem. The greater issue is that the low quality programs do not come attached to a shell type platform. This means you will need to connect to the computer you wish to recover lost files from by means of complicated cables.